Lethargic chick

[medicmommy]

Smokey just died. DD is devastated. I shouldn't act like I am not also. I really thought she was doing better, she had actually started eating some chick food on her own. I will continue the Corid for a few more days to treat the others. Thank you all for your help.

 

[ten chicks]

I'm so sorry to hear your chick died. It is devastating when a pet dies. Keep treating all the other chicks,hope the rest are fine. double check your dosage,i believe it is 1/2 tsp. per gallon( corid powder) 1/4 tsp. per 2 quarts.

 

[khoe]

Smokey just died. DD is devastated. I shouldn't act like I am not also. I really thought she was doing better, she had actually started eating some chick food on her own. I will continue the Corid for a few more days to treat the others. Thank you all for your help.

I am soooo terribly sorry to hear about sweet little Smokey unfortunately they do not all make it. I am sorry for yours and your daughters loss. Continue with the Corid.

I'm so sorry to hear your chick died. It is devastating when a pet dies. Keep treating all the other chicks,hope the rest are fine. double check your dosage,i believe it is 1/2 tsp. per gallon( corid powder) 1/4 tsp. per 2 quarts.

I do believe this is correct, I was using 1/8 tsp for my quart waterer.

 

[donkeytails]

I just wanted to chime in here. Yesterday, I lost one of my beloved chickens. She was approximately 16 weeks and seemed perfectly fine the day before. I still have 13 more chickens and as of today they all appear ok. At reading the posts on lethargic chickens, Ive come to the inexperienced conclusion that she made had cocci. She had all the symptoms that most people described when they diagnosed it as cocci. The only difference is that she didn't have blood in her stool and when she was laying down, her but was in the air. The good thing that came out of this, is that now I could possibly prevent any oth fatalities by treating them. I ordered corid and should have it here in a few hours. I will go ahead and treat the rest of my flock as a prevention. I clean the coop down once a week with bleach but after some reading on other posts, I will start alternating with ammonia since apparently bleach doesn't kill all strains of cocci. I also have an enclosed run ( we don't allow them in the yard because we have hawks). Additionally, I try to keep the water and food clean. I've adapted some new methods of watering and feeding that I've also gotten from other posts and tried them in the run? I haven't adapted them into the coop because I wanted to ensure my birds were eating and drinking plenty from my new contraptions. Is there anything I can treat the run with also? The run is on the ground and is essentially dirt. I rake out the run once a week also to help keep it clean. Is there any other treatment is should do also? Once I treat them with corid, how often should I treat them to maintain their health?, I've treated them with this other solution for worms every. 2-3 months. Additionally, do I need to put them on a treatment of tylen50 as a precaution also? Please help, I just want to ensure I don't have any other surprises. I also don't want to have them on a different type of medicine every other week. Any suggestions is greatly appreciated. I'm just looking for a good maintenance regiment to ensure they stay healthy and free of anything hatmful to them.

 

[donkeytails]

I just re- read my post. Sorry for all the grammatical errors. **** auto correct!!!

 

[donkeytails]

Anyone????

 

[JesBarthel]

Unfortunately, as far as I know, there is no way to treat the ground/dirt. However, the chicks will eventually build up an immunity to the cocci. You can use Corid in the water at a low dose for a few weeks as a preventative. If you're in Florida, I'd definitely recommend doing that. I lost my first batch of chicks to cocci because I didn't recognize the symptoms, not did I realize how loaded with cocci Florida soil is.

 

[donkeytails]

Thank you, I'm in Florida and I'm starting the corid tomorrow. As far as I read, there really isn't any warning signs of coccidiosis until the chicken is already showing intense signs of lethargy. Like I stated earlier, my one chicken that died, appeared normal just the day before. So far, the rest of the flock seem okay. Besides this, is there any other treatments that they require as a maintenance program. How often after the initial treatment of corid for a few weeks do I need to follow up with it again. Thanks again, this just seems frustrating because I feel like I have to wait for one of my girls to die to ever diagnose a serious illness like this.

 

[donkeytails]

I understand everyone has a life outside this forum. I don't understand, how after posting for nearly three days ago, only one person has responded and offered me some advice. Especially on a topic where a bird has died and I'm seeking some medical advice on how to save a flock from dying as we'll. I mean I see more people responding to topics that is " entertaining" rather than trying to help me. I'm not going to continue my rant, because we all know there are too many sensitive people that would take it the wrong way and take offense. I'm sorry that I felt I could turn to a specialized forum site to get some vital time sensitive medical advise. Especially in a world where most regions don't consider chickens as pets or any knowledge on their health. Anyways, my obligatory apologies if I've offended anyone!

 

[ten chicks]

If it is cocci, treat with corid, dosage for Powder is 1/2 tsp per gallon, Liquid 2 tsp (9.5cc) per gallon. Treat for 5 days. Treat all chicks. I also retreat after 2 weeks,for 2-3 days, just to make sure cocci is under control. Do not give vitamins or foods high in protein while on corid, they can interfere with medication.